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Category Archives: Extinction

Book World Part 2 2012-2017

November 7, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

In Part 2 of our Book World retrospective, we share a trove of outstanding books on science, natural history, and the human condition from Green News Update selections over the […]

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Animals at risk, Anniversaries, Biodiversity, Books, Discovery, Endangered species, Extinction, Fish, Natural history, Oceans, Wildlife
Berta Caceres Courtesy of Truthdig

Our 5th Anniversary 10 Great People

September 21, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

We’re celebrating 10 exceptional people – ranging in age from their 40’s to their 80’s –who’ve appeared in  Green News Update stories in the past 5 years: Their  talent, creativity […]

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Africa, Animals at risk, Anniversaries, Architecture, Biodiversity, Books, Conservation, Discovery, Documentary films, Endangered species, Extinction, Heroes, Oceans, Photography, Wildlife
Tusker Satao, in his prime at Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, felled by poachers in May 2014. Photo courtesy of Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone. www.markdeeble.wordpress.com

On the Brink of Extinction (Coming Up)

July 18, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Do these numbers mean anything to you?  30, 45, 60, 200, 7100 Can you match up any of the numbers to critically endangered species? These are animals that may not […]

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Africa, Arctic, Asia, Australia, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Extinction, Latin America, Wildlife
African White Bellied Tree Pangolin and baby, hunted for their meat and scales. Copyright Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark

Driven by Nature: 3 Great Photographers (portal)

July 6, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Three photographers we profiled in June – all have prolific careers with National Geographic and independent projects – are linked in this portal for a good read. What drives their […]

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Endangered species, Extinction, Film and television, Fish, Natural history, Oceans, Photography, Sustainability, Travel, Whales, Wildlife
Photo spread in National Geographic (April 2016) shows a fraction of the thousands of species that have "sat" for portraits in the Photo Ark.

Driven by Nature Part 2: Joel Sartore

June 8, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Editor’s Update: A three-part  documentary Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark, with photographer and conservationist Joel  Sartore, will broadcast July 18, July 25 and August  1, 2017, on  PBS stations throughout […]

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Animals at risk, Biodiversity, Books, Exhibitions, Extinction, Film and television, Photography, Sustainability, Wildlife

Paris Climate Agreement – Read and Weep

June 2, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

U.S. pulls out of the Paris Climate Agreement two days after causing a kerfuffle (a real word!) with the invented word covfefe. Here’s what Pulitzer-Prize-winning New Yorker contributor Elizabeth Kolbert has to […]

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Biodiversity, Climate change, Conservation, Endangered species, Energy, Environment, Extinction, News, Opinions, Rising Waters, Science, Sustainability, Weather
Black Tip Reef, Blue, Tiger, Gray Reef, Tiger and Oceanic Whitetip -- all featured in Shark - National Geographic exhibition Washington DC Summer 2017

Driven by Nature Part 1: Brian Skerry

June 1, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Three renowned photographers who’ve captured nature on every continent over the past thirty years-– Brian Skerry, Frans Lanting, and Joel Sartore – have logged tens of thousands of hours documenting the beautiful, […]

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Books, Climate change, Conservation, Discovery, Documentary films, Exhibitions, Extinction, Fish, Oceans, Photography, Travel, Whales
Common warthogs live in grasslands, steppes, semi-deserts and savannas of Africa. Not beautiful but a crucial part of the web of life. Photographed at Singapore Zoo by Joel Sartore National Photo Ark Project. Common warthogs live in grasslands, steppes, semi-deserts and savannas of Africa. Not beautiful but a crucial part of the web of life. Photographed at Singapore Zoo by Joel Sartore National Photo Ark Project.

Endangered Species Day May 19

May 19, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Today is Endangered Species Day: What better way to recognize the web of life and the habitats imperiled worldwide than with a selection of 25 images from National Geographic photographer […]

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Animals at risk, Endangered species, Extinction, Natural history, Photography, Wildlife

My Earth Hero: Neil DeGrasse Tyson Listen Up!

April 23, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

One of the world’s smartest and most popular scientists — check him out (below) on Twitter — Neil DeGrasse Tyson has issued a four-minute video to Americans about the future […]

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Biodiversity, Climate change, Conservation, Discovery, Ecology, Endangered species, Environment, Extinction, Film and television, Heroes, Natural history, People, Science, Sustainability, Technology
An entire family, all with signs, at the DC March for Science, just outside the National Mall.

March for Science Photo Gallery (Wash DC)

April 22, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler
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Animals at risk, Anniversaries, Biodiversity, Climate change, Ecology, Environment, Extinction, Natural history, Photo Gallery, Photography, Science, Sustainability

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